English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “hit”

hit (ˈhɪt Pronunciation for hit

Translations

transitive verb

Word forms:   past tense past participle hit  (ˈhɪt Pronunciation for
  1. (= strike) frapper, taper ⇒ Andrew hit him. Andrew l'a frappé. ⇒ He hit me on the head. Il m'a tapé sur la tête.

    to hit sb across the face frapper qn au visage

    see also nail
    1. (= knock against) cogner, heurter
    2. (= collide with) [car] [+ wall, obstacle] heurter
     ⇒ She hit her head when she fell. Elle s'est cogné la tête en tombant. ⇒ She fell and hit her head on the kerb. Elle est tombée et sa tête a heurté le bord du trottoir. ⇒ He was hit by a car. Il a été renversé par une voiture. ⇒ The stone hit him on the head. La pierre l'a touché à la tête. ⇒ He was hit by a piece of shrapnel. Il a été touché par un shrapnel. ⇒ The building was hit by a bomb. Le bâtiment a été touché par une bombe. ⇒ The helicopter hit the ground and caught fire. L'hélicoptère s'écrasa au sol et prit feu.

    to be hit by lightning [person, building] être frappé(e) par la foudre

    to hit the ground running être immédiatement opérationnel(le) ⇒ Employers want graduate recruits who can hit the ground running. Les employeurs veulent de jeunes diplômés capables d'être immédiatement opérationnels.

  2. (= reach) [+ target] atteindre ⇒ The arrow hit the target. La flèche a atteint la cible.
    see also home, jackpot
  3. (fig(= affect) [problem, crisis] frapper ⇒ The industry has been hit by the recession. L'industrie a été frappée par la récession. ⇒ The price rises will hit pensioners the hardest. L'augmentation des prix frappera les retraités le plus durement.

    to be hard hit by sth être frappé(e) durement par qch

  4. (= occur to) [+ person]
    1. [idea] venir à l'esprit de
    2. [answer, solution] venir à l'esprit de

    it suddenly hit me (that) ... il m'est soudainement venu à l'esprit que ...

  5. (= come across) [+ problem, snag] rencontrer ⇒ The project has hit a problem. Le projet a rencontré un problème.
  6. [story]

    to hit the front pages faire la une des journaux ⇒ The story hit the front pages of newspapers across America. L'article a fait la une des journaux partout en Amérique.

    to hit the headlines faire la une de la presse

    to hit the news  ⇒ She hit the news when she bit a reporter. Elle a fait la une des actualités lorsqu'elle a mordu un reporter.

  7. to hit the road (informal) se tirer (informal)

noun

  1. (= blow) coup masculine ⇒ He collapsed after a hit on the head. Il s'est effondré après avoir reçu un coup à la tête.
    1. (= success) grand succès masculine
      1. (= song) hit masculine, tube masculine ⇒ Blur's latest hit le dernier hit de Blur

    to be a hit [song, film, play] être un grand succès ⇒ The play became a tremendous hit. La pièce est devenue un énorme succès. ⇒ The film was a massive hit. Le film a été un immense succès.

    to be a hit with sb [person] remporter un franc succès auprès de qn [product, idea] remporter un franc succès auprès de qn ⇒ a tasty meal that's guaranteed to be a hit with all the family un repas savoureux, assuré de remporter un franc succès auprès de toute la famille

    to make a hit with sb faire forte impression sur qn ⇒ He made a hit with Lady Sopwith. Il a fait forte impression sur Lady Sopwith.

  2. (on website) visite feminine

modifier

  1. (= successful) [movie, album, show, musical] à succès

Similar Words

= strike, beat, knock, punch, belt, deck, bang, batter, clip, slap, bash, sock, chin, smack, thump, clout, cuff, flog, whack, clobber, smite, wallop, swat, tonk, lay one on, beat or knock seven bells out of
= collide with, run into, bump into, clash with, smash into, crash against, bang into, meet head-on
= affect, damage, harm, ruin, devastate, overwhelm, touch, impact on, impinge on, leave a mark on, make an impact or impression on
= strike, come to, occur to, dawn on, enter your head
= success, winner, triumph, smash, sensation, sellout, smasheroo

'hit' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: ضَرْبَةPronunciation for ضَرْبَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: batidaPronunciation for batidacolisão
  • Chinese: 打击Pronunciation for 打击
  • Croatian: pogodakPronunciation for pogodak
  • Czech: nárazPronunciation for náraz
  • Danish: træfferPronunciation for træffer
  • Dutch: klapPronunciation for klap
  • European Spanish: golpePronunciation for golpeimpacto
  • Finnish: iskuPronunciation for isku
  • French: coupPronunciation for coup
  • German: SchlagPronunciation for Schlag Schläge
  • Greek: χτύπημαPronunciation for χτύπημα
  • Italian: successoPronunciation for successo
  • Japanese: 衝突Pronunciation for 衝突
  • Korean: 타격Pronunciation for 타격
  • Norwegian: støtPronunciation for støtslag
  • Polish: uderzeniePronunciation for uderzeniekolizja
  • Portuguese: batidaPronunciation for batida
  • Romanian: lovitură lovituri
  • Russian: ударPronunciation for удар
  • Spanish: golpePronunciation for golpe
  • Swedish: succéPronunciation for succé
  • Thai: การตีPronunciation for การตี
  • Turkish: çarpmaPronunciation for çarpma
  • Ukrainian: удар
  • Vietnamese: cú đánhPronunciation for cú đánh
  • Arabic: يُصِيبُPronunciation for يُصِيبُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: baterPronunciation for bater
  • Chinese: 打击Pronunciation for 打击
  • Croatian: udaritiPronunciation for udariti
  • Czech: udeřitPronunciation for udeřit
  • Danish: rammePronunciation for ramme
  • Dutch: slaanPronunciation for slaan
  • European Spanish: golpearPronunciation for golpear
  • Finnish: lyödäPronunciation for lyödä
  • French: heurterPronunciation for heurter
  • German: schlagenPronunciation for schlagen
  • Greek: χτυπώPronunciation for χτυπώ
  • Italian: colpirePronunciation for colpire
  • Japanese: 打つPronunciation for 打つ
  • Korean: (...을) 때리다Pronunciation for (...을) 때리다충돌
  • Norwegian: slåPronunciation for slå
  • Polish: uderzyćPronunciation for uderzyć uderzać
  • Portuguese: baterPronunciation for bater
  • Romanian: a lovi
  • Russian: ударятьPronunciation for ударять
  • Spanish: golpearPronunciation for golpear
  • Swedish: slåPronunciation for slåsmälla till
  • Thai: ตีPronunciation for ตี
  • Turkish: vurmakPronunciation for vurmak
  • Ukrainian: бити вдарити
  • Vietnamese: đánhPronunciation for đánh

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